9.00 THE LISTENING ROOMPresented by Andrew McLennan"The earth turnsfrom dry season to wet"Dry Country, ChillagoeBy Jane Ulman and Phillip UlmanThe far northern region of Queensland encompasses a number of highly-contrasted environments. West of the Great Divide, the topography, climate and vegetation are vastly different from the nearby coastal strip. Here is a hot, sun-fired, windswept territory with black lowering limestone karsts, tall, bleached grasses, slender eucalypts with tender light-green foliage and forests of termite mounds, red like the earth. It's dry, spare, spiritual. In these conditions the birds are few, their calls intermittent and sometimes the wind is the only sound of which we're aware.For the Record: "Rowing"By Russell StapletonAmazing stories behind legendary sound recordingsInner ThirstBy Brigid BrophyA composition for radio concerning water's place in the Australian environment. An abstract snapshot through the eyes and ears of a working artist. Four voices. Four seasons. Each becoming more obscure, hidden and filtered through deconstruction and reconstruction of sound and mythic text. A symbolic journey through real and mythological landscapes.Email: listeningroom@your.abc.net.au